What is Easter?
   Easter: a feast of festival of the Christian Church
that commemorates the resurrection of Christ.
It is celebrated on the first Sunday following
the full moon that occurs on or after
                  March 21-or one week later if the full moon falls on Sunday.

Passover 
 The only appearance of the word Easter in the Bible
is a mistranslation of Pascha , the Greek
word for "Passover" (Acts 12:4).
Passover
Passover is referred to the sacrifice of the lamb
in Egypt when the people of Israel were slaves.
They smeared the blood of the lamb on their doorpost as
a signal to God that He
should "Pass over" their houses when He destroyed
all the firstborn of Egypt ( Ex. 12:13).
Passover was observed on the 14th day of the first
month with the service beginning in the
evening (Lev. 23:6). It was on the evening of the day Israel left Egypt. Passover
commemorated their departure from Egypt in haste.
Unleavened bread was used in celebration
because this showed that people had no time to put
leaven in their bread as they ate their
final meals as slaves in Egypt.
In the New Testament times, large numbers gathered in
Jerusalem to observe the annual Passover.
Jesus was crucified in the city during one of these
Passover celebrations. He and His disciples ate a
Passover meal together on the eve of His
death. Like the blood of the lamb that saved the Hebrew people
from destruction in Egypt,
His blood, as the ultimate Passover sacrifice,
redeems us from the power of sin and death (1 Cor. 5:7).
Jesus is Crucified
(Matthew 26:57-27:66)
Jesus is nailed to a cross with nails drove through His hands and feet.
It was a slow and
painful death. Jesus hung there helplessly for a long time
as the hot sun beat down on His
body. Gradually He weakened,
His body tortured by muscles cramps, hunger and thirst.
My heart just aches to think of Him hanging there for you and me.
Do you really know what He did for you?
He died for you...

Resurrection of Jesus
(Matthew 28:1-6)
He is Risen!!!!
On the third day God raised Jesus from the dead.
The resurrection is the point at which God's intention
for Jesus becomes clear (Rom. 1:4) and believers
are assured that Jesus is the Christ.
Christ died for our sins, as the scripture say. He was buried, and
three days later He was raised to life,
as the scripture say." ( 1 Corinthians 15: 1-4)
He died for you!!! Will you invite him in?
Do you know Jesus
Palm Sunday
The Sunday before Easter is known as Palm Sunday,
when Jesus rode triumphantly into
Jerusalem. People gathered around Him,
throwing their garments along His path and waving palm
branches and singing,
"Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!"
(Matthew 21:7-9). Palm Sunday is the beginning of Holy Week.
Good Friday
Good Friday is a day of somber meditation,
commemorates Jesus' trial, crucifixion, and death
(Matthew 26:57-27:66).
In the Roman Catholic Church, ( I am a born again Christian) this is
the only day of the year that no Mass is said.
In many Protestant churches, all altar candles
are extinguished, recalling the temporary triumph of death over life.